Zhang Wen staggered to the kitchen door of the house and rested for a while. His head was hot, aching and dizzy, his wounds were swollen and painful, his strength was exhausted, he was very hungry, and his physical condition was not optimistic.

The wooden door was hidden, and there should be someone inside. Zhang Wen was going to go in and steal what he needed, he calmed down, stood and listened to the movement, the surroundings were quiet, only some kind of birds chirping.

He reached out and gently pushed the door open a slit and carefully squeezed in. Although the door is not fully open, the room is very well lit and has a skylight on the roof. In front of Zhang Wen was a simple room, with an earthen stove, a cupboard, a dilapidated wooden table and a few benches, and some other miscellaneous items.

There was an iron pot on the earthen stove, covered with a lid, and there may have food in it. But Zhang Wen endured his hunger and did not go to find food first, he was a more rational person and understood that what he needed most now was not food, but to treat his wounds as soon as possible. Since the door is open, there must be someone at home or nearby, Zhang Wen did not dare to hesitate, walked to the front of the earthen stove as fast as he could, searched around, and found that a hole was dug in the wall of the earthen stove, he put his hand into the hole, and sure enough, he found iron pieces and flints.

Zhang Wen stuffed the flint into his pocket and walked towards the cupboard, when he heard the door creak. Zhang Wen's heart was shocked, and he understood that someone had come in, so he hurriedly squatted behind the earthen stove.

He heard the sound of "whooshing", as if someone came in with a bundle of firewood, Zhang Wen chuckled in his heart, because the place where he hid was the place where the firewood was placed, and when the person came over, he must have been revealed!

After Zhang Wen realized his situation, he didn't panic, he hadn't seen any scenes, this kind of thing was just a trivial matter. He looked left and right, picked up a piece of firewood, held it in his hand, and leaned against the stove to wait for the man to come.

A bundle of firewood approached slowly, and the man seemed to be struggling. Zhang Wen waited quietly, and the man walked up to Zhang Wen, his vision was blocked by firewood, and he still didn't show Zhang Wen. At this moment, Zhang Wen suddenly stood up, picked up the firewood in his hand, jumped over, and prepared to give a stick to his head.

Suddenly, Zhang Wenxian's person was a woman, a woman who looked weak, and the firewood in Zhang Wen's hand failed to fall...... In the midst of this hesitation, only a scream of "ah......" was heard, and the woman shouted in fright.

The woman dropped the firewood at once, turned around and wanted to run. Zhang Wen failed to fight in the end, in addition to knocking her unconscious, Zhang Wen had two other ways: one was to subdue the woman, and the other was to rush out and run away by himself.

But Zhang Wen hadn't gotten the knife yet, so he didn't want to run away like that. He grabbed the woman with one hand and took her into his arms, and the woman stood unsteadily and fell into Zhang Wen's arms, hitting him with a wound on his left shoulder!

Zhang Wen immediately covered the woman's mouth, the woman struggled desperately, Zhang Wen felt that her strength was very strong, if it wasn't for his poor physical condition, it would definitely be easy to subdue a woman, but at this time Zhang Wen felt very difficult. When the woman struggled, she bumped into the arrow inserted in Zhang Wen's shoulder, Zhang Wen felt a pain in his heart, the arrow seemed to pierce a few more points, his left arm quickly lost strength, the woman struggled, broke out of Zhang Wen's arms, and ran towards the door quickly.

Zhang Wen was so painful that sweat came out of his head, and what frustrated him the most was that the woman ran out, and he felt that the situation was very bad.

Because of the pain and the amount of strength he exerted just now, Zhang Wen's whole body had almost no strength, but he was still very calm at this time, and soon thought that this house was not in the village, and it was impossible to attract too many people in a short time.

Judging from the woman's head just now, Zhang Wen thought that the woman was married and a young woman, so her husband or other family members might be nearby. When her husband finds that there is a strange man in his house, and her wife runs out of the house in a panic and calls for help, what will happen?

Zhang Wen took a deep breath, walked to the front of the cupboard, found a kitchen knife, and ran towards the door. Flint and steel, Zhang Wen has already succeeded, the lack of cotton cloth is not a big problem, he has decided to leave this place now, if someone wants to be unfavorable to him, he will fight hard.

At that moment, the woman suddenly retreated and slammed the door shut. This situation made Zhang Wen confused and didn't know why, did she want to lock Lao Tzu at home, close the door and beat the dog? Zhang Wen tightened his grip on the hilt, but he quickly felt that it was impossible...... What did she come in and do by herself?

The woman looked at Zhang Wen with a sad face, stretched out a finger to her lips, and "shhhh Zhang Wen stood in place in a daze, not knowing how he should respond, but of course he wouldn't make a sound.

"Bang bang......" There were a few knocks on the door, and a man's voice said, "Aunt Xiu, open the door." ”

Zhang Wen quickly leaned in and stood behind the door, holding a kitchen knife in his hand.

Listening to what the man outside the door said, this woman's name should be Xiugu, I saw that her face was very watery, with a small nose and mouth, big eyes and long eyelashes, a goose egg face, and a few strands of green silk stained with sweat on her full forehead. This kind of small place in the countryside actually hides such a look, which makes Zhang Wen a little surprised.

Xiu Gu took a deep breath and said: "It's inconvenient for me to be a widow, if I am seen and gossip, people are terrible, you leave quickly!" ”

After Zhang asked, he immediately understood why this woman came back. Fame is a terrible thing. Reputation and rumors can kill a woman, and in the year when Zhang Wen was appointed to Yuzhi County, several murders were reported, all of which were women who committed suicide by hanging a beam or throwing themselves into a well because of their innocence and reputation.

At this time, the man outside the door said: "No one sees me coming, open the door quickly, if you don't open the door again, I will be seen standing at the door sooner or later!" ”

Aunt Xiu looked bitter and said coldly: "People are not afraid of crooked shadows, anyway, I didn't open the door for you today, you want to stand at the door of my house, what can I do to you?" ”

The man outside the door was silent for a moment, and then said, "Aunt Xiu, you open the door and let me in, I have something to tell you." Folks in your hometown, why do you want to do this? ”

"If there's anything to say, just say it, I can hear it."

"Listen to me, Lao Qiu is not blessed, he is dying, you were originally bought by him, and you can be widowed for him for the rest of your life? If there is an incense that can be guarded, now you are alone, what are you doing guarding it? Come to think of it, do I have a point? I can't compare to Lao Qiu, if you follow me, I will definitely let you live a good life. ”

Xiu Gu was stunned and said: "You already have a family, neither an official family nor a big family, and your lady promised to let you marry the second room?" Even the villagers disagreed. You can do it, let's go, don't ruin my reputation, or I'll be ruined for the rest of my life. Folks, my late husband was not thin on you when he was alive, so why do you go too far?! ”

When Zhang Wen heard this, he had a good impression of this woman, and admired her a little. She is not only beautiful, but also intelligent. Zhang Wen also felt that although the life of a young woman who was lonely and widowed was difficult, her persistence was undoubtedly wise, because although she had married once, she was good-looking, and as long as her reputation was not discredited, she still had the opportunity to find an honest man to live by.

The man outside the door said urgently: "It's okay, it's okay, as long as you obey me, I'll divorce that woman when I go back." She can't even compare to one of your toes! ”

Xiu Gu said coldly: "Don't say it again, let's go!" How much did your father-in-law give you, and you dare to divorce his daughter? Even if you have the courage to divorce her and marry me again, how will I behave in the future? ”

The man outside the door hated and said: "I don't understand your heart, I am willing to do anything for you, I will pick all the stars in the sky for you." Otherwise, let's elope, and I'll take care of you for the rest of your life!" ”

Xiuniang's face was cold, she stopped talking, and the man continued: "I know you don't have much food at home, I brought you some food, you open the door first." ”

The embroidery girl still didn't speak. The man waited for a moment and then said, "Since you don't want to open the door today, then I'll go back first, and I'll come back when you've figured it out." ”

After the man left, Xiuniang secretly opened the door, and when she saw the food placed at the door, she wanted to throw it out, but she heard Zhang Wen's stomach rumbling, so she handed the food to Zhang Wen and asked Zhang Wen to leave quickly.

Zhang Wen took the food and stuffed it into his mouth, he had never eaten such sweet food, such a wonderful delicacies, more delicious and more wonderful than the table full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and even more delicious than the banquet given by the royal family.

"Forehead ......" Zhang Wen covered his neck, his eyes wide open, and he felt a burst of suffocation and choked. Zhang Wen's eating appearance made Xiuniang's fear lessen, at least not very panicked, she hurriedly picked up the scoop and scooped a scoop of water in the water tank, and said, "Slow down, drink saliva." ”

Zhang Wen grabbed the scoop and accidentally grabbed the embroidery girl's hand, and the embroidery girl hurriedly retracted it. Zhang Wen poured a sip of water and sighed, which made him feel better. He gasped and said, "Thank you, girl...... Madam, I sneaked into the house just now, and there was no other attempt, don't be afraid...... I only need three things, flint, knife, cotton cloth, and now I have found the flint and steel......" Zhang Wen looked at the kitchen knife in his hand and put it back, "I need a sharp knife, and a little cotton cloth, and then I'll go, and I won't cause you any other trouble." ”

The embroidery lady quietly picked up the kitchen knife that Zhang Wen put down with her hands behind her back, still looked at Zhang Wen vigilantly, and said, "Do you really only need these things?" I gave you food just now, for the sake of that bowl of rice, let me go......"

Her movements couldn't escape Zhang Wen's eyes, Zhang Wen didn't care, she really wanted to cut people with a kitchen knife, she couldn't get it, even if she dared to cut, she might not be able to beat Zhang Wen, Zhang Wen couldn't help but nod: "I will do what I say." Sorry to scare you, give me a sharp knife or scissors, a little cotton, and I'll leave right away. I really need these things. ”

Xiuniang suddenly panicked and said, "You...... You're bleeding! ”

Zhang Wen subconsciously touched the wound on his left shoulder, and looked down to see that the clothes that had been dried had been soaked in blood? It was wet, and his hands were covered with blood when he touched them. It should be that the embroidery girl moved the arrow when she was struggling in Zhang Wen's arms just now, and the wound that had stopped bleeding began to bleed slowly again.

"It's okay, I'm a little hurt. Go find what I want! ”

The embroidery girl ran into the back room in a panic and came out with a pair of scissors and a few pieces of cloth. Zhang Wen covered his shoulders, took the things, and turned to leave. Although he ate half a bowl of rice, he had shed a lot of blood just now, and his whole body was still very soft, and his legs were trembling. When he went to push the latch, he didn't have the strength to push it open, and he turned around and said, "Open the door, I need to find a place to deal with the wound quickly." ”

Seeing Zhang Wen's appearance, the embroidery girl was stunned: "You...... You really don't care? ”

Zhang Wen shook his head and said, "It's okay, you open the door quickly." ”

The two men in the front and back called Xiuniang to open the door quickly, but one called to open the door outside; One called to open the door from the inside. Xiuniang was stunned, and suddenly showed a trace of resoluteness in her eyes, and said: "You can't go out like this, take off your shirt, I'll show you the wound, there is medicine and wine at home...... I...... I'm afraid that someone will see you walk out of my house, and you will leave after dark. ”

Zhang Wen hesitated for a moment, because the thing in his shoulder was an arrow, a military arrow! What kind of person is a man with a military arrow in his shoulder?

However, the situation is not good, Zhang Wen must quickly treat the wound, this arrow has been stuck in the flesh for nearly a day and a night, and it must be taken out as soon as possible!

Zhang Wen immediately said: "In this case, I will borrow my wife's room to heal my injuries." You go and get the herbs out and help me make a fire. ”

The embroidery girl nodded, hurriedly ran into the house, came out with a clay pot, put it on the table, and then ran to the stove to light the fire.

Zhang Wen took off his shirt, and suddenly revealed a naked upper body with a light yellow color, this muscle and this skin...... It is simply a matter of brocade clothes and jade food, but his face is dirty and black, forming a sharp contrast between the top and bottom. The embroidery girl glanced at it, her face turned red, and she also felt very strange, but when she saw the blood on Zhang Wen's left shoulder, she hurriedly lit the fire.

Zhang Wen picked up wine jars, scissors and other items and walked to the stove, sat down on a wooden bench, then pulled out a burning firewood from the stove and put the scissors on the fire to roast.

"You can go to the back room and wait for a while, it might be a little scary." Zhang Wen said calmly, he was actually very nervous, as if he felt a sharp pain when he pulled out the arrow.

Xiuniang looked at the arrow on Zhang Wen's shoulder, and said in a daze, "I can help when you need help." ”

Zhang Wen didn't bother to talk nonsense with her, he wrapped the back of the scissors in cotton cloth and said: "I pulled out the arrow in a while, if I accidentally fainted, you help me, first rinse the wound with medicinal wine, be sure to rinse all the impurities, and then use this scissors to burn the wound and let it stop bleeding, understand?" ”

Xiuniang nodded tremblingly, she was very scared, maybe she had never seen such a thing in her life.

After Zhang Wen finished speaking, he picked up a piece of firewood on the ground, bit it in his mouth, and stretched out his right hand to grab the tail of the broken arrow. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and pulled out with all his might!

"Hmm......" Zhang Wen clenched the firewood and screamed, and the arrow brought out a stream of blood. He tilted his head, his eyes widened, his face was painful and hideous, and his muscles and veins were bulging. In an instant, Zhang Wen felt as if his body had been hollowed out. Maybe it was because there was an embroidery girl next to him who could help with the aftermath, Zhang Wen couldn't hold on, his eyes were covered with a layer of white mist, and he fainted.

At this time, Zhang Wen suddenly felt relaxed and lost consciousness.

Xiuniang's hands trembled, watching the blood gushing out on Zhang Wen's shoulder, she was at a loss, she didn't know what to do, she was so frightened that her face was full of tears, and she hurriedly covered Zhang Wen's wound with her hand, but the blood was still gushing out from her fingertips.

Xiuniang finally remembered what Zhang Wen had just said, hurriedly poured the medicinal wine on the wound, washed it with a clean cotton cloth again, and then according to what Zhang Wen said, picked up the hot scissors, and stretched out to Zhang Wen's wound with a slight trembling.